StructuralWiki:Content and Structure

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[edit] Content Categorization Guide

One of the most important goals, besides including high quality article with complete references, is to properly categorize the content of Structural Wiki.

[edit] Types of Content

• portals - introduction for a given topic
• regular wiki pages - pages dealing with a specific topic (term definition, design example)
• galleries - grouping of related picture or photographs

[edit] Portals

A portal is introductory page for a given topic. List of portals provides a list of existing or proposed portals.

[edit] Topics and Grouping of Pages

For any given topic, such as bearing design or plate design, the following types of content are relevant:

• overall concept (from general idea to specific, code-based treatment)
• design guidelines
• derivation of underlying equations
• construction procedures
• design examples
• sample drawings and details
• failures
• photographs
• inspection procedures
• references

All pages related to a topic will be interlinked by using navigation boxes to simplify navigation.

[edit] Navigation Boxes

Navigation boxes are used to simplify navigation within a given topic.

[edit] Categories

Categories enable broader navigation over related wiki pages, not necessarily belonging to a given topic.

[edit] Templates

Templates are used to set up navigation boxes and other content.